Re: random passwords

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>>>>> Rich <rich@example.invalid> writes:

[...]

 > An easy way to create something fake to add is to simply randomly
 > select six or eight words from /usr/share/dict/words (or wherever
 > your system stores it):

 >   sort -R --random-source=/usr/share/dict/words | head -8

 > Produces eight randomly selected words,

	Not on my systems; did you perchance mean the following instead?

$ sort -R -- /usr/share/dict/words | head -8 

	Still, I don't see how that's better to shuf(1) that I've
	already mentioned in this thread.

$ shuf -n8 < /usr/share/dict/words 

[...]

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random passwords Ivan Shmakov <ivan@siamics.net> - 2018-08-23 14:05 +0000
  Re: random passwords Robert Heller <heller@deepsoft.com> - 2018-08-23 09:47 -0500
    Re: random passwords Wouter Verhelst <w@uter.be> - 2018-08-24 10:16 +0200
      Re: random passwords The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2018-08-24 11:46 +0100
        Re: random passwords Jean-David Beyer <jeandavid8@verizon.net> - 2018-08-24 09:19 -0400
        Re: random passwords Daniel60 <daniel47@eternal-september.org> - 2018-08-25 21:57 +1000
          Re: random passwords The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2018-08-25 13:32 +0100
  Re: random passwords Richard Kettlewell <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2018-08-23 15:50 +0100
    Re: random passwords Ivan Shmakov <ivan@siamics.net> - 2018-08-23 16:40 +0000
      Re: random passwords Rich <rich@example.invalid> - 2018-08-23 17:12 +0000
      Re: random passwords Richard Kettlewell <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2018-08-23 18:49 +0100
        Re: random passwords Ivan Shmakov <ivan@siamics.net> - 2018-09-01 13:45 +0000
          Re: random passwords Rich <rich@example.invalid> - 2018-09-01 15:02 +0000
          Re: random passwords Allodoxaphobia <knock_yourself_out@example.net> - 2018-09-01 16:54 +0000
          Re: random passwords Richard Kettlewell <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2018-09-04 07:37 +0100
  Re: random passwords Rich <rich@example.invalid> - 2018-08-23 15:12 +0000
    Re: random passwords Jean-David Beyer <jeandavid8@verizon.net> - 2018-08-23 12:49 -0400
      Re: random passwords Rich <rich@example.invalid> - 2018-08-23 17:18 +0000
        Re: random passwords William Unruh <unruh@invalid.ca> - 2018-08-23 17:27 +0000
          Re: random passwords Rich <rich@example.invalid> - 2018-08-23 17:44 +0000
    Re: random passwords Grant Taylor <gtaylor@tnetconsulting.net> - 2018-08-23 12:38 -0600
      Re: random passwords Grant Taylor <gtaylor@tnetconsulting.net> - 2018-08-23 12:47 -0600
        Re: random passwords William Unruh <unruh@invalid.ca> - 2018-08-24 02:20 +0000
        Re: random passwords Jasen Betts <jasen@xnet.co.nz> - 2018-08-24 05:10 +0000
      Re: random passwords The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2018-08-24 02:32 +0100
        Re: random passwords Rich <rich@example.invalid> - 2018-08-24 01:56 +0000
          Re: random passwords The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2018-08-24 11:37 +0100
        Re: random passwords Grant Taylor <gtaylor@tnetconsulting.net> - 2018-08-23 20:13 -0600
          Re: random passwords The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2018-08-24 11:42 +0100
            Re: random passwords Chris Elvidge <chris@mshome.net> - 2018-08-24 11:55 +0100
              Re: random passwords Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2018-08-24 08:37 -0400
                Re: random passwords Chris Elvidge <chris@mshome.net> - 2018-08-24 13:51 +0100
                Re: random passwords Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2018-08-24 12:41 -0400
            Re: random passwords not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) - 2018-08-25 02:03 +0000
              Re: random passwords Java Jive <java@evij.com.invalid> - 2018-08-25 11:32 +0100
              Re: random passwords Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2018-08-25 07:49 -0400
                Re: random passwords not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) - 2018-08-27 23:12 +0000
                Re: random passwords not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) - 2018-08-27 23:40 +0000
                Re: random passwords Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2018-08-27 20:10 -0400
                Re: random passwords William Unruh <unruh@invalid.ca> - 2018-08-28 00:17 +0000
                Re: random passwords Jean-David Beyer <jeandavid8@verizon.net> - 2018-08-27 20:52 -0400
                Re: random passwords John Hasler <jhasler@newsguy.com> - 2018-08-27 22:31 -0500
                Re: random passwords The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2018-08-28 10:23 +0100
                Re: random passwords William Unruh <unruh@invalid.ca> - 2018-08-28 14:45 +0000
                Re: random passwords not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) - 2018-08-28 23:00 +0000
                Re: random passwords William Unruh <unruh@invalid.ca> - 2018-08-29 01:22 +0000
                Re: random passwords not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) - 2018-08-29 07:21 +0000
                Re: random passwords The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2018-08-29 11:37 +0100
                Re: random passwords William Unruh <unruh@invalid.ca> - 2018-08-29 12:25 +0000
                Re: random passwords The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2018-08-29 19:35 +0100
                Re: random passwords John Hasler <jhasler@newsguy.com> - 2018-08-29 17:46 -0500
                Re: random passwords The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2018-08-30 06:53 +0100
                Re: random passwords John Hasler <jhasler@newsguy.com> - 2018-08-30 07:48 -0500
                Re: random passwords The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2018-08-30 19:07 +0100
                Re: random passwords William Unruh <unruh@invalid.ca> - 2018-08-31 00:36 +0000
                Re: random passwords The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2018-08-31 03:10 +0100
                Re: random passwords Chris Elvidge <chris@mshome.net> - 2018-08-31 12:26 +0100
                Re: random passwords William Unruh <unruh@invalid.ca> - 2018-08-29 23:36 +0000
                Re: random passwords The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2018-08-29 11:35 +0100
                Re: random passwords not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) - 2018-08-29 23:45 +0000
      Re: random passwords Ivan Shmakov <ivan@siamics.net> - 2018-08-24 18:07 +0000
        Re: random passwords William Unruh <unruh@invalid.ca> - 2018-08-24 20:27 +0000
    Re: random passwords Bud Frede <frede@mouse-potato.com> - 2018-09-03 07:23 -0400
  Re: random passwords Ivan Shmakov <ivan@siamics.net> - 2018-08-23 16:57 +0000
    Re: random passwords Rich <rich@example.invalid> - 2018-08-23 17:07 +0000
  Re: random passwords William Unruh <unruh@invalid.ca> - 2018-08-23 17:02 +0000
    Re: random passwords Ivan Shmakov <ivan@siamics.net> - 2018-08-23 17:25 +0000
      Re: random passwords William Unruh <unruh@invalid.ca> - 2018-08-23 17:32 +0000
      Re: random passwords Rich <rich@example.invalid> - 2018-08-23 17:46 +0000
        Re: random passwords Ivan Shmakov <ivan@siamics.net> - 2018-08-23 18:07 +0000
        Re: random passwords Grant Taylor <gtaylor@tnetconsulting.net> - 2018-08-23 12:51 -0600
    Re: random passwords Allodoxaphobia <knock_yourself_out@example.net> - 2018-08-24 02:35 +0000
  Re: random passwords John Hasler <jhasler@newsguy.com> - 2018-08-25 11:13 -0500
    Re: random passwords Rich <rich@example.invalid> - 2018-08-25 17:24 +0000
      Re: random passwords John Hasler <jhasler@newsguy.com> - 2018-08-25 13:17 -0500
        Re: random passwords Rich <rich@example.invalid> - 2018-08-25 20:27 +0000
          Re: random passwords Robert Heller <heller@deepsoft.com> - 2018-08-25 21:28 -0500
            Re: random passwords Jean-David Beyer <jeandavid8@verizon.net> - 2018-08-26 01:19 -0400
              Re: random passwords Rich <rich@example.invalid> - 2018-08-26 13:43 +0000
                Re: random passwords Ivan Shmakov <ivan@siamics.net> - 2018-08-26 14:15 +0000
                Re: random passwords Rich <rich@example.invalid> - 2018-08-26 15:18 +0000
                Re: random passwords Robert Heller <heller@deepsoft.com> - 2018-08-26 09:30 -0500
              Re: random passwords Michael Black <mblack@pubnix.net> - 2018-08-26 11:44 -0400
                Re: random passwords John Hasler <jhasler@newsguy.com> - 2018-08-26 16:40 -0500
                Re: random passwords Robert Heller <heller@deepsoft.com> - 2018-08-26 21:11 -0500
                Re: random passwords Allodoxaphobia <knock_yourself_out@example.net> - 2018-08-28 13:29 +0000
                Re: random passwords The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2018-08-28 14:32 +0100
                Re: random passwords The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2018-08-27 07:17 +0100
                Re: random passwords Melzzzzz <Melzzzzz@zzzzz.com> - 2018-08-27 06:21 +0000
                Re: random passwords The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2018-08-27 08:15 +0100
                Re: random passwords Roger Blake <rogblake@iname.invalid> - 2018-08-27 22:44 +0000
              Re: random passwords azigni <azigni@yahoo.com> - 2018-08-26 12:55 -0600
                Re: random passwords Robert Heller <heller@deepsoft.com> - 2018-08-26 16:09 -0500
                Re: random passwords Rich <rich@example.invalid> - 2018-08-26 21:32 +0000
                Re: random passwords Robert Heller <heller@deepsoft.com> - 2018-08-26 21:11 -0500
                Re: random passwords The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2018-08-27 07:19 +0100
            Re: random passwords Doug McIntyre <merlyn@dork.geeks.org> - 2018-08-26 00:41 -0500
              Re: random passwords Robert Heller <heller@deepsoft.com> - 2018-08-26 06:48 -0500

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